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As China’s influence grew abroad, cultural exchange helped open society, leading to innovations in the arts and the birth of ...

Knowledge spread and the arts flourished during this golden age of Chinese history, as the country opened up to international ...

Earliest records show a spoon shaped compass made of lodestone or magnetite ore, referred to as a "South-pointer" dating back to sometime during the Han Dynasty (2nd century BCE to 2nd century CE).

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Humans have been stargazing for thousands—possibly hundreds of thousands of years. Ancient people around the globe looked to the heavens for physical and spiritual guidance. Dozens and dozens of ...